QUAD International Digital Fellowships x 2

QUAD is seeking two Digital Fellows for 2021-2022, each receiving a fee of £2000 to separately, or in tandem, research and develop new digital and creative new media work focused on the theme of ‘Play’, culminating in an exhibition in the summer of 2022 at QUAD – with further funds available for exhibition fees, production/ installation and travel costs; plus marketing and additional technical support.

Each year QUAD appoints an International Digital Fellow or Fellows to work with our Curatorial Team to develop a project for an exhibition, along with accompanying talks, advocacy and the mentoring of local and regional artists. Previous fellows include: teamLab; Kimchi and Chips; Rebecca Allen, Megan Broadmeadow and current fellow Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley.

QUAD has developed a reputation for supporting and developing artists from a range of backgrounds to produce ground-breaking digital and creative new media work – such as the VR work ‘Life Without Matter’ by digital art pioneer Rebecca Allen, and holographic/ interactive web/based works by Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley for her immersive exhibition ‘Haunting Alongside Our Shadows’.

The Brief

Play is an integral part of our lives, from when we were children, testing and enjoying the world about us, to a sense of play and exploration that continues into adulthood. Taking the notion of ‘Play’ in its broadest sense, but considering notions of playfulness, curiosity, imagination and – most importantly for QUAD and our continuing work – ‘wellbeing’ and participation, we are seeking artists (from anywhere in the UK or around the world) to propose ideas for interactive, tactile and engaging works that can be either for a specific age group or intergenerational. Proposed works and ideas can be either digital or installation focused, or a mixture of the two. We seek proposals that will engage the gallery visitor both aesthetically and intellectually, & will ultimately engender a sense of play, fun, learning & engagement.